DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING OIL SPILT AT SEA ON A CATAMARAN TYPE SHIP.

DEVELOPMENT OF A SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING OIL SPILT AT SEA ON A CATAMARAN TYPE SHIP.

Desde 1982-07-01
hasta 1985-12-31

Detalles del proyecto

Coste total:

No disponible

Aportación de la UE:

No disponible

Coordinado en:

Germany

Tema(s):

Régimen de financiación:

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Objetivo

TO DESIGN AND TO TEST IN LABORATORY A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF COLLECTING OIL TO BE MOUNTED ON A SHIP WITH TWO HULLS (CATAMARAN TYPE).

THE TWO HULLS OF A CATAMARAN SHIP ALLOW TO INSTALL AN OIL COLLECTING SYSTEM JUST OVER THE SEA SURFACE BETWEEN THE HULLS WHICH CAN ACT AS A FUNNEL FOR ASSEMBLING THE OIL. AS THE TWO HULLS CAN MAINTAIN A CONSTANT DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SEA SURFACE AND THE CLEANING UNIT, IT WOULD BE EASIER TO COLLECT THE OIL LAYER THAN FROM A NORMAL SHIP.

THE RESEARCH WILL DESIGN, BUILD AND TEST A MOCK-UP SYSTEM IN A WATER TANK IN LABORATORY, IN WHICH WAVES CAN BE SIMULATED. THE SYSTEM IS COMPOSED OF A COLLECTOR WITH A WELL, A FUNNEL AND A PUMPING UNIT TO SEPARATE OIL FROM WATER: ALL THESE PARTS WILL BE BUILT AT A SMALL SCALE (1/20), TESTED SEPARATELY AND ASSEMBLED IN THE TANK WITH DIFFERENT WAVES HEIGHT. THE RESEARCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN OPERATIONAL OIL COMBATING VESSEL.